Senior Technical Operations Technician (On-site)

Lief Labs is a premier formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements. Our in-house product development and R&D team creates the best-tasting and cutting-edge supplement formulations. Lief also houses a state-of-the-art, full-service Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing facility, which offers custom solutions for many supplement categories. Lief collaborates with entrepreneurial firms to help them build premier brands. Our turnkey solutions allow us to engage in seamless partnerships that help brands with scalability and sustainable growth. Lief Labs is in the Santa Clarita Valley (Valencia, CA.)

Summary

The Senior Technical Operations Technician will ensure formulation efficiencies for all pilot productions and capturing any formulation deviations. The Sr Technical Operations Technician position is the liaison between Production and Product Development departments and communicates any recommendations and/or changes for all pilot and re-order products. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of the end to end packaging process, including blending, encapsulation, compression, and powder filling.

Responsibilities

• Conducts well-designed experiments
• Be readily available to perform quick and timely adjustments to optimize production runs at all stages of the production process.
• Presents relevant findings to the appropriate technical groups.
• Develops prototypes to demonstrate application of new technologies and develop related intellectual properties
• Oversees all pilot and first-time production runs. Is responsible for ensuring any changes are within scope of the project and communicated back to appropriate departments.
• Closely work with Product Development and Quality departments to ensure any deviations and changes are captured and recorded.
• Responsible for the coordination and execution of benchtop, pilot, manufacturing scale-up and verification batches.
• Problem Solving: Leading problem-solving sessions using (A3) lean manufacturing methodology.
• Physical Testing: Perform raw material physical testing (particle size distribution, bulk density, flowability, sensory, and organoleptic).
• The ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI): Update and maintain KPI’s and the ability to speak on progress during daily huddles.
• Trains others in developing new products; conducts appropriate experiments and instructs in the proper use of laboratory and manufacturing equipment
• Collecting data, writing reports, and presenting findings to senior management
• Performs quality work within deadlines under general guidance.
• Interacts professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Works independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Prepares baseline schedules, schedules documents for approval, and drives process to completion
• Participates in project meetings
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

No, supervising responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Knowledge

Bachelor’s degree in Science and

• Microsoft Suite proficient, with advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)
• Bilingual communication skills a plus
  
  

Experience

• 3 years minimum experience.
  
  

Skills/ Abilities Problem Solving

• Data analysis
• Data Analytics
• Problem Solving
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems and perform complex system tests
• Creative thinking skills
• Planning & organizing
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Relationship Management
• Quality Orientation
• Ability to interact at all levels
• Ability to work as a team member
• Flexibility/ adaptability/ multi-tasking
  
  

Work Environment

The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate. Field conditions vary.

Exposed to various raw materials, including allergens (i.e. milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nut, peanuts, wheat, soy).

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may regularly require talking, hear and grasp items. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.

Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, strong fumes, loud noises, and occasionally extreme temperatures

The employee must frequently grasp, lift and/or move items 10 pounds and occasionally grasp, lift and/or move items 33lbs.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information

The Hourly Range for this position at Lief Labs is $85,000.00 - $107,000.00/ annual (USD). Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to market demands, experience, training, skills, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, wellness benefits, education reimbursement program, and PTO.

Lief is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Suppose you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran. In that case, you have the right to request accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center due to your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Lief Human Resources department.

Lief will consider employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Lief uses E-Verify to confirm work eligibility in the United States. E-Verify compares the information on your Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to official government records.